Push for direct popular election faces senate hurdle
The push to replace the electoral college with direct national voting stalls in the U S Senate as a slim judiciary committee vote blocks referral. Senator Bayh argues the will of the people is being thwarted while polls show strong broad support for popular election across independents Republicans and Democrats.
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Judiciary Committee
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Indiana
Senator Bayh
Virginia
Scott
Bayh
America
Gallup
Jesse Helms
Henry Jackson
Edward Derwinski
Illinois
House
Jackson
Warnke
American public backs black rule in Africa but resists fighting for it
A Harris Survey of 1,625 adults finds 46 percent endorse U S policy favoring black majority rule in Africa, down from 62 percent a year earlier. A 76 percent majority opposes U S military intervention for apartheid, while 64 to 11 percent support Mondale’s stance against moral justification of aiding South Africa if war with blacks occurs. Americans favor pressure but oppose leading the overthrow of governments violating human rights. The tone stresses a hands off approach amid concern over self determination and anti communism.
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South Africa
Africa
Breeder reactor debate draws allies and critics in Congress
Democratic Rep. Olin Teague defends breeder reactors as clean energy with fewer wastes. He warns curtailment would leave the United States isolated as other nations pursue the program. Sen. Frank Church criticizes Carter policy as nuclear isolationism amid industry lobbying led by the American Nuclear Energy Council.
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Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
Carter
U.S
American Nuclear Energy Council
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Verification amendment targets Warnke and SALT verification
A bipartisan amendment in Congress aims to curb Arms Control Agency director Paul Warnke and require pre treaty verification for a new SALT accord. The move, supported by liberals and conservatives, follows reorganization that critics say weakens verification and gives Warnke greater negotiating latitude.
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Paul C. Warnke
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Arms Control Agency
ACCA
ACDA
Warnke
Protest Against Neutron Bomb Development
A letter argues against the defense department's neutron bomb program and warns it wastes tax money and heightens nuclear war risk. The writer contends pursuit of superiority over equality risks an endless arms race and mentions equal rights for homosexuals in Dade county.
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Defense Department
Equal Rights Movement For
Dade County
Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do
A reader in Florida urges tolerance for homosexuals, cites Bible lines about not judging others and loving one another, and appeals to freedoms of speech and press. The letter ends with an old Indian proverb about walking in someone else’s moccasins.
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Florida
U.S
Abandoned Puppy Dumped at Kingston Stadium Grounds
A man recounts a puppy left from a station wagon at a ball field near Kingston stadium last Thursday, the dog whined and stayed scared until they released it to avoid alarming neighbors. The writer condemns dumping pets instead of contacting a shelter.
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Kingston Stadium
Should U S build a nuclear breeder reactor
Congressional Quarterly reports a heated debate over the Clinch River breeder reactor project at Oak Ridge Tennessee. President Carter seeks to terminate the program and cut funding from 2 billion to 33 million for the coming year, while House committees and some members favor continuing with about 150 million for 1978. A House showdown is anticipated on whether to continue the Clinch River project.
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House Science and Technology Committee
Congress
House
Clinch River Breeder Initiative Endorsed for Energy Needs
The Gazette argues that nuclear power must continue in some form and defends breeder-reactor development. It rebuts fears of terrorism and argues past security failures do not justify halting progress. It notes Soviet and European moves, cites France’s Superphenix project, and warns retreat would delay and raise costs.
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U.S
Soviet Union
France
Nuclear breeder debate shapes U S energy path
President Carter warns proliferation risks from sensitive tech while James R. Schlesinger argues the breeder reactor is unnecessary given current power needs and uranium availability. ERDA head Frn backs restraint to curb global plutonium recycling, NRDC warns of eased proliferation with breeder deployment.
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Carter
James R. Schlesinger
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United States
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Bureau of Multilateral Affairs
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Verification Bureau
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Alan Cranston
Clifford P. Case
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Robert W. Frn
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Thomas B. Cochran
Natural Resources Defense Council
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